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Chicago is the third largest city in the United States. The Chicago–Naperville–Joliet metropolitan area is also the third largest metropolitan area in the United States. As with other large metropolitan areas, the Chicago metropolitan area has a tremendous concentration of wealth and commerce. The Chicago metropolitan area is home to over thirty-five Fortune 1000 company headquarters. There are approximately 100 corporate headquarters located in and around Chicago.
Chicago is one of eleven U.S. global cities, also known as world cities or world-class cities, according to the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. It is ranked as an "Alpha World City". Chicago is one of only three US "Alpha" world cities (the others being Los Angeles and New York). According to Wikipedia, "A... world city... is a city that has a direct and tangible effect on global affairs through socioeconomic, cultural, and/or political means."
Chicago is very centrally located making it an ideal distribution and shipping hub. 50% of all of North American industry is within a one day truck drive of Chicago, and 75% all North American consumers are less than two days away from Chicago. For these reasons, 45% of all available industrial real estate is devoted to warehousing and distribution. According to World Business Chicago, Chicago is the number one distribution center (number one in truck, intermodal, rail, and air distribution) in the United States.
Major industries in the Chicago metropolitan area include:
Chicago is also home to four major financial and futures exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Merc), as well as the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (the Seventh District of the Federal Reserve).
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Chicago ranks ninth on the list of US cities who receive the most annual funding from the NIH.
Some major companies of note in and around Chicago include:
Some of the major business organizations in and around Chicago include:
Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago Business, and the Business Section of the Chicago Tribune are excellent sources of information on business in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered nurses | 66,130 | 60,100 | $41,720 - 81,740 | 24% | 56% |
| 2 | Elementary school teachers, except special education | 56,790 | 54,520 | $32,970 - 81,110 | 14% | 95% |
| 3 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 53,850 | 66,910 | $30,140 - 115,940 | 8% | 51% |
| 4 | Accountants and auditors | 41,530 | 67,910 | $37,210 - 104,340 | 18% | 79% |
| 5 | Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education | 36,290 | 63,990 | $36,840 - 101,080 | 6% | 96% |
| 6 | Lawyers | 27,410 | 131,830 | $57,370 - 0 | 11% | 99% |
| 7 | Managers, all other | 23,260 | 81,290 | $40,660 - 131,430 | 7% | 55% |
| 8 | Computer programmers | 17,640 | 70,790 | $39,070 - 109,310 | 0% | 73% |
| 9 | Management analysts | 16,900 | 83,550 | $38,550 - 0 | 22% | 78% |
| 10 | Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products | 14,610 | 69,970 | $32,600 - 114,840 | 12% | 51% |
| 11 | Financial managers | 14,130 | 108,300 | $52,500 - 0 | 13% | 60% |
| 12 | Sales and related workers, all other | 13,660 | 42,460 | $18,280 - 76,700 | 14% | 62% |
| 13 | Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents | 13,580 | 81,920 | $28,560 - 0 | 25% | 67% |
| 14 | Computer software engineers, applications | 13,500 | 79,730 | $50,590 - 117,170 | 45% | 85% |
| 15 | Computer software engineers, systems software | 12,220 | 87,910 | $56,340 - 125,880 | 28% | 85% |
| 16 | Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education | 12,070 | 54,210 | $32,520 - 85,260 | 11% | 95% |
| 17 | Computer systems analysts | 11,200 | 78,870 | $48,740 - 115,540 | 29% | 68% |
| 18 | Sales managers | 10,490 | 107,780 | $47,760 - 0 | 10% | 69% |
| 19 | Financial analysts | 9,880 | 82,290 | $42,430 - 0 | 34% | 87% |
| 20 | Market research analysts | 9,500 | 63,060 | $27,070 - 112,070 | 20% | 82% |
| 21 | Network and computer systems administrators | 9,470 | 63,970 | $39,850 - 92,750 | 27% | 50% |
| 22 | Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists | 9,430 | 48,410 | $23,750 - 73,660 | 18% | 56% |
| 23 | Computer and information systems managers | 9,410 | 103,990 | $58,220 - 0 | 16% | 73% |
| 24 | Computer specialists, all other | 9,390 | 72,960 | $34,780 - 111,620 | 15% | 68% |
| 25 | Financial specialists, all other | 9,280 | 71,210 | $28,790 - 129,420 | 12% | 50% |
| 26 | Teachers and instructors, all other | 9,260 | 43,680 | $14,570 - 87,580 | 9% | 54% |
| 27 | Chief executives | 9,000 | 158,280 | $77,110 - 0 | 2% | 65% |
| 28 | Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school | 8,660 | 55,840 | $31,440 - 86,790 | 20% | 87% |
| 29 | Child, family, and school social workers | 8,330 | 51,450 | $30,310 - 77,460 | 19% | 77% |
| 30 | Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 7,440 | 96,490 | $57,680 - 138,810 | 8% | 78% |
| 31 | Graphic designers | 6,760 | 48,140 | $25,290 - 76,110 | 10% | 55% |
| 32 | Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 6,650 | 164,350 | $61,780 - 0 | 13% | 74% |
| 33 | Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other | 6,530 | 57,550 | $14,520 - 104,490 | 17% | 56% |
| 34 | Civil engineers | 6,370 | 73,520 | $42,920 - 109,640 | 18% | 87% |
| 35 | Pharmacists | 5,970 | 100,390 | $64,450 - 0 | 22% | 97% |
| 36 | Marketing managers | 5,820 | 98,220 | $48,470 - 0 | 14% | 69% |
| 37 | Educational, vocational, and school counselors | 5,650 | 63,650 | $30,610 - 101,810 | 13% | 73% |
| 38 | Training and development specialists | 5,590 | 52,180 | $26,590 - 82,490 | 18% | 56% |
| 39 | Engineers, all other | 5,490 | 74,240 | $47,910 - 104,120 | 6% | 82% |
| 40 | Insurance underwriters | 5,450 | 61,440 | $32,560 - 103,340 | 6% | 53% |
| 41 | Network systems and data communications analysts | 5,340 | 69,880 | $40,300 - 104,850 | 53% | 57% |
| 42 | Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation | 5,280 | 53,470 | $28,900 - 85,650 | 5% | 58% |
| 43 | Medical and clinical laboratory technologists | 5,210 | 48,620 | $34,490 - 63,240 | 12% | 51% |
| 44 | Mechanical engineers | 5,120 | 68,320 | $38,970 - 101,530 | 4% | 78% |
| 45 | Public relations specialists | 4,820 | 53,250 | $23,830 - 96,910 | 18% | 81% |
| 46 | Education, training, and library workers, all other | 4,790 | 27,110 | $14,080 - 56,650 | 11% | 79% |
| 47 | Engineering managers | 4,790 | 101,390 | $62,330 - 0 | 7% | 84% |
| 48 | Special education teachers, secondary school | 4,750 | 59,170 | $35,020 - 89,890 | 9% | 87% |
| 49 | Social and human service assistants | 4,740 | 28,020 | $17,400 - 38,450 | 34% | 58% |
| 50 | Medical and health services managers | 4,710 | 77,410 | $45,440 - 119,730 | 16% | 57% |
| 51 | Medical and clinical laboratory technicians | 4,650 | 38,020 | $23,450 - 58,260 | 15% | 51% |
| 52 | Librarians | 4,630 | 58,550 | $34,940 - 88,990 | 4% | 85% |
| 53 | Dentists, general | 4,530 | 98,880 | $63,070 - 0 | 9% | 100% |
| 54 | Special education teachers, middle school | 4,360 | 58,120 | $36,470 - 85,300 | 16% | 87% |
| 55 | Physical therapists | 4,270 | 69,400 | $45,000 - 105,410 | 27% | 89% |
| 56 | Advertising sales agents | 4,130 | 50,640 | $21,440 - 86,640 | 20% | 56% |
| 57 | Architects, except landscape and naval | 3,980 | 69,620 | $40,860 - 106,780 | 18% | 88% |
| 58 | Electronics engineers, except computer | 3,980 | 73,800 | $46,780 - 107,500 | 4% | 81% |
| 59 | Database administrators | 3,940 | 69,480 | $41,870 - 99,740 | 29% | 72% |
| 60 | Speech-language pathologists | 3,940 | 62,450 | $34,180 - 91,890 | 11% | 98% |
| 61 | Editors | 3,870 | 53,530 | $32,550 - 86,200 | 2% | 81% |
| 62 | Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 3,860 | 62,210 | $21,770 - 0 | 12% | 94% |
| 63 | Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists | 3,710 | 57,630 | $35,440 - 85,400 | 18% | 56% |
| 64 | Industrial engineers | 3,700 | 69,520 | $44,200 - 96,640 | 20% | 74% |
| 65 | Sales engineers | 3,420 | 74,520 | $44,170 - 113,470 | 9% | 79% |
| 66 | Electrical engineers | 3,370 | 76,690 | $49,550 - 108,500 | 6% | 81% |
| 67 | Coaches and scouts | 3,360 | 31,220 | $14,140 - 56,870 | 15% | 60% |
| 68 | Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists | 3,180 | 58,250 | $31,050 - 92,090 | 16% | 99% |
| 69 | Community and social service specialists, all other | 3,060 | 36,290 | $18,710 - 58,960 | 25% | 58% |
| 70 | Credit analysts | 3,020 | 62,030 | $34,830 - 96,270 | 2% | 60% |
| 71 | Detectives and criminal investigators | 2,960 | 74,890 | $49,230 - 93,500 | 17% | 54% |
| 72 | Instructional coordinators | 2,790 | 57,180 | $23,490 - 114,610 | 23% | 79% |
| 73 | Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other | 2,760 | 39,790 | $21,660 - 73,840 | 15% | 72% |
| 74 | Personal financial advisors | 2,740 | 93,770 | $34,560 - 0 | 41% | 81% |
| 75 | Social and community service managers | 2,430 | 52,780 | $28,300 - 93,220 | 25% | 72% |
| 76 | Social workers, all other | 2,400 | 41,600 | $21,290 - 69,210 | 18% | 77% |
| 77 | Physicists | 2,350 | 96,680 | $67,160 - 123,200 | 7% | 95% |
| 78 | Medical and public health social workers | 2,350 | 47,010 | $25,000 - 64,820 | 24% | 77% |
| 79 | Interior designers | 2,350 | 49,070 | $22,010 - 76,570 | 20% | 55% |
| 80 | Purchasing managers | 2,320 | 82,350 | $46,160 - 129,790 | 3% | 57% |
| 81 | Legislators | 2,290 | 33,050 | $13,980 - 76,250 | 1% | 65% |
| 82 | Occupational therapists | 2,190 | 68,930 | $48,450 - 96,970 | 23% | 90% |
| 83 | Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 2,120 | 27,130 | $17,610 - 37,300 | 11% | 55% |
| 84 | Education administrators, postsecondary | 2,080 | 74,470 | $33,740 - 124,950 | 14% | 78% |
| 85 | Self-enrichment education teachers | 2,040 | 47,550 | $21,820 - 82,710 | 23% | 54% |
| 86 | Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors | 2,020 | 37,610 | $17,860 - 57,300 | 14% | 54% |
| 87 | Mental health counselors | 2,000 | 35,500 | $23,660 - 51,680 | 30% | 73% |
| 88 | Compensation and benefits managers | 1,990 | 76,680 | $42,600 - 119,880 | 12% | 58% |
| 89 | Human resources managers, all other | 1,900 | 90,010 | $47,630 - 135,160 | 11% | 58% |
| 90 | Chemists | 1,840 | 66,580 | $37,370 - 103,500 | 9% | 93% |
| 91 | Meeting and convention planners | 1,840 | 54,110 | $28,960 - 78,410 | 20% | 67% |
| 92 | Mental health and substance abuse social workers | 1,820 | 35,070 | $21,490 - 56,910 | 30% | 77% |
| 93 | Tax preparers | 1,760 | 44,770 | $17,230 - 88,180 | 0% | 54% |
| 94 | Computer hardware engineers | 1,700 | 79,940 | $50,050 - 113,670 | 5% | 70% |
| 95 | Advertising and promotions managers | 1,700 | 89,440 | $35,150 - 0 | 6% | 76% |
| 96 | Rehabilitation counselors | 1,620 | 34,950 | $23,100 - 56,520 | 23% | 73% |
| 97 | Public relations managers | 1,520 | 95,120 | $42,630 - 0 | 17% | 75% |
| 98 | Budget analysts | 1,510 | 77,120 | $45,760 - 111,920 | 7% | 78% |
| 99 | Operations research analysts | 1,430 | 70,070 | $47,620 - 97,060 | 11% | 71% |
| 100 | Environmental scientists and specialists, including health | 1,390 | 71,300 | $37,150 - 114,750 | 25% | 93% |
| Rank | Title | Local Jobs | Local Mean Salary | Typical Local Salary | National Growth % 2006-2016 | National % With College Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retail salespersons | 113,860 | 24,310 | $14,530 - 38,290 | 12% | 25% |
| 2 | Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 98,690 | 23,310 | $14,320 - 35,810 | 2% | 5% |
| 3 | Cashiers | 84,920 | 18,530 | $14,360 - 24,750 | -2% | 10% |
| 4 | Office clerks, general | 71,380 | 26,700 | $15,370 - 38,910 | 13% | 19% |
| 5 | Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners | 67,740 | 23,460 | $14,530 - 35,550 | 15% | 4% |
| 6 | Customer service representatives | 65,850 | 34,660 | $19,910 - 53,330 | 25% | 22% |
| 7 | Stock clerks and order fillers | 51,980 | 22,760 | $14,880 - 33,740 | -7% | 8% |
| 8 | Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 49,860 | 34,100 | $21,110 - 50,330 | 13% | 16% |
| 9 | Executive secretaries and administrative assistants | 48,720 | 40,910 | $25,270 - 59,070 | 15% | 18% |
| 10 | Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food | 47,710 | 16,550 | $14,010 - 20,820 | 18% | 5% |
| 11 | Waiters and waitresses | 46,660 | 17,880 | $13,940 - 26,800 | 11% | 14% |
| 12 | Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer | 44,700 | 42,550 | $28,530 - 58,260 | 10% | 4% |
| 13 | Business operations specialists, all other | 44,590 | 67,150 | $28,620 - 118,880 | 21% | 49% |
| 14 | Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive | 43,460 | 29,830 | $17,230 - 43,280 | 1% | 18% |
| 15 | Team assemblers | 39,920 | 21,940 | $14,300 - 34,850 | 0% | 5% |
| 16 | Security guards | 39,060 | 24,170 | $16,070 - 35,630 | 17% | 13% |
| 17 | General and operations managers | 35,270 | 108,920 | $47,090 - [?] | 2% | 48% |
| 18 | First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers | 34,950 | 52,080 | $29,120 - 80,960 | 6% | 29% |
| 19 | Receptionists and information clerks | 34,830 | 25,900 | $16,300 - 35,650 | 17% | 13% |
| 20 | Packers and packagers, hand | 33,510 | 19,750 | $14,190 - 28,420 | -11% | 3% |
| 21 | Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants | 32,380 | 22,500 | $16,200 - 29,390 | 18% | 7% |
| 22 | Maintenance and repair workers, general | 31,270 | 39,880 | $21,800 - 60,200 | 10% | 6% |
| 23 | Food preparation workers | 29,760 | 18,150 | $14,080 - 24,720 | 15% | 7% |
| 24 | Carpenters | 27,090 | 55,820 | $30,890 - 79,420 | 10% | 6% |
| 25 | First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers | 26,970 | 43,210 | $22,730 - 70,790 | 4% | 25% |
| 26 | Construction laborers | 25,770 | 47,510 | $15,280 - 72,930 | 11% | 5% |
| 27 | Truck drivers, light or delivery services | 25,050 | 32,100 | $17,400 - 51,510 | 8% | 4% |
| 28 | Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 24,860 | 28,950 | $18,340 - 43,020 | 4% | 6% |
| 29 | Landscaping and groundskeeping workers | 23,980 | 24,510 | $15,300 - 37,080 | 18% | 6% |
| 30 | Maids and housekeeping cleaners | 22,800 | 19,000 | $14,380 - 24,780 | 13% | 5% |
| 31 | Teacher assistants | 21,560 | 21,750 | $14,740 - 29,920 | 10% | 18% |
| 32 | Helpers--production workers | 20,360 | 21,280 | $14,180 - 32,050 | 0% | 4% |
| 33 | First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers | 19,650 | 54,430 | $30,150 - 82,060 | -4% | 15% |
| 34 | Industrial truck and tractor operators | 19,420 | 31,570 | $18,000 - 51,100 | -1% | 2% |
| 35 | Production workers, all other | 18,280 | 27,790 | $14,740 - 51,500 | 2% | 5% |
| 36 | Tellers | 17,970 | 23,760 | $16,580 - 32,430 | 14% | 16% |
| 37 | Office and administrative support workers, all other | 17,360 | 30,520 | $14,550 - 49,940 | -8% | 32% |
| 38 | Cooks, fast food | 17,130 | 16,280 | $13,970 - 20,970 | 8% | 5% |
| 39 | Sales representatives, services, all other | 17,080 | 58,670 | $25,920 - 101,830 | 28% | 48% |
| 40 | Machinists | 16,190 | 35,280 | $19,320 - 56,170 | -2% | 3% |
| 41 | Home health aides | 16,080 | 21,830 | $15,590 - 28,680 | 49% | 7% |
| 42 | Automotive service technicians and mechanics | 15,890 | 40,510 | $17,760 - 65,250 | 14% | 4% |
| 43 | First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers | 14,930 | 34,220 | $20,520 - 51,450 | 11% | 14% |
| 44 | Billing and posting clerks and machine operators | 14,880 | 32,750 | $22,740 - 44,260 | 4% | 15% |
| 45 | Computer support specialists | 14,840 | 48,120 | $26,100 - 75,220 | 13% | 43% |
| 46 | Bill and account collectors | 14,280 | 32,730 | $20,900 - 47,120 | 23% | 13% |
| 47 | Dishwashers | 14,140 | 16,440 | $14,000 - 21,180 | 10% | 3% |
| 48 | Electricians | 13,740 | 62,920 | $41,320 - 82,810 | 7% | 7% |
| 49 | Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop | 13,520 | 17,460 | $14,070 - 22,560 | 10% | 8% |
| 50 | Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses | 13,470 | 40,640 | $30,980 - 51,110 | 14% | 7% |
| 51 | Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers | 13,230 | 17,460 | $14,000 - 23,750 | 12% | 6% |
| 52 | Bartenders | 13,190 | 19,210 | $14,030 - 28,350 | 11% | 17% |
| 53 | Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders | 13,140 | 26,740 | $14,790 - 46,570 | -4% | 5% |
| 54 | Bus drivers, school | 12,770 | 27,230 | $17,290 - 37,050 | 9% | 4% |
| 55 | Counter and rental clerks | 12,640 | 24,350 | $14,500 - 41,610 | 23% | 16% |
| 56 | Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers | 12,550 | 31,150 | $17,360 - 49,370 | -6% | 14% |
| 57 | Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 12,530 | 62,870 | $30,190 - 90,490 | 11% | 4% |
| 58 | Loan officers | 12,190 | 66,810 | $31,960 - 115,280 | 12% | 49% |
| 59 | Fire fighters | 11,460 | 48,060 | $23,670 - 71,820 | 12% | 18% |
| 60 | Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 10,730 | 26,860 | $15,630 - 40,490 | -14% | 0% |
| 61 | Legal secretaries | 10,550 | 42,700 | $21,840 - 62,720 | 12% | 18% |
| 62 | Data entry keyers | 10,440 | 26,340 | $14,960 - 38,520 | -4% | 18% |
| 63 | Child care workers | 10,040 | 20,380 | $14,310 - 27,960 | 18% | 15% |
| 64 | Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists | 9,950 | 26,370 | $14,250 - 41,410 | 12% | 6% |
| 65 | Assemblers and fabricators, all other | 9,790 | 30,570 | $14,700 - 56,190 | -8% | 5% |
| 66 | Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators | 9,750 | 57,190 | $34,110 - 88,030 | 9% | 47% |
| 67 | Flight attendants | 9,640 | 56,920 | $24,270 - 94,670 | 11% | 31% |
| 68 | Postal service mail carriers | 9,620 | 44,220 | $38,180 - 50,100 | 1% | 11% |
| 69 | First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 9,450 | 88,190 | $41,770 - [?] | 4% | 38% |
| 70 | Cleaners of vehicles and equipment | 9,400 | 20,520 | $14,180 - 30,230 | 14% | 3% |
| 71 | Insurance sales agents | 9,340 | 62,870 | $29,630 - 125,830 | 13% | 45% |
| 72 | First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers | 9,330 | 65,340 | $39,740 - 92,190 | 7% | 13% |
| 73 | Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators | 9,110 | 42,570 | $28,780 - 49,740 | -7% | 12% |
| 74 | Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop | 9,000 | 18,180 | $14,070 - 25,200 | 10% | 17% |
| 75 | Telemarketers | 8,920 | 26,280 | $15,550 - 41,740 | -9% | 14% |
| 76 | Pharmacy technicians | 8,600 | 27,960 | $20,000 - 37,650 | 32% | 16% |
| 77 | Recreation workers | 8,580 | 23,580 | $14,460 - 41,330 | 13% | 47% |
| 78 | Medical secretaries | 8,540 | 33,820 | $22,130 - 50,790 | 17% | 18% |
| 79 | Order clerks | 8,500 | 29,480 | $19,270 - 42,960 | -23% | 16% |
| 80 | First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 8,430 | 80,370 | $50,510 - 113,560 | 9% | 10% |
| 81 | Personal and home care aides | 8,330 | 18,590 | $14,560 - 22,850 | 51% | 10% |
| 82 | Dental assistants | 8,310 | 30,180 | $21,670 - 38,240 | 29% | 9% |
| 83 | Preschool teachers, except special education | 8,100 | 26,740 | $18,530 - 35,950 | 26% | 43% |
| 84 | Medical assistants | 8,040 | 29,930 | $21,260 - 39,660 | 35% | 10% |
| 85 | First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand | 7,940 | 42,820 | $20,240 - 70,150 | 13% | 17% |
| 86 | Laundry and dry-cleaning workers | 7,830 | 17,710 | $14,110 - 23,180 | 10% | 5% |
| 87 | Cooks, institution and cafeteria | 7,750 | 22,730 | $15,920 - 31,440 | 11% | 5% |
| 88 | Production, planning, and expediting clerks | 7,750 | 42,600 | $25,830 - 61,360 | 4% | 30% |
| 89 | Administrative services managers | 7,730 | 65,820 | $29,650 - 112,670 | 12% | 40% |
| 90 | Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products | 7,280 | 57,840 | $33,920 - 89,230 | 0% | 42% |
| 91 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics | 7,250 | 32,510 | $18,400 - 47,380 | 19% | 14% |
| 92 | Printing machine operators | 7,170 | 33,240 | $16,120 - 54,640 | -5% | 6% |
| 93 | Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors | 7,070 | 36,400 | $14,410 - 70,350 | 27% | 47% |
| 94 | Driver/sales workers | 6,760 | 31,890 | $15,470 - 50,980 | -4% | 4% |
| 95 | Painters, construction and maintenance | 6,660 | 48,980 | $22,390 - 74,700 | 12% | 6% |
| 96 | Healthcare support workers, all other | 6,580 | 26,350 | $14,410 - 42,030 | 16% | 10% |
| 97 | File clerks | 6,390 | 25,530 | $16,430 - 38,170 | -40% | 20% |
| 98 | Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists | 6,280 | 44,780 | $30,110 - 59,450 | 12% | 3% |
| 99 | Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic | 6,240 | 35,480 | $20,480 - 51,660 | -2% | 6% |
| 100 | Bakers | 6,180 | 23,080 | $14,650 - 34,620 | 10% | 8% |
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| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Pop. vs. Avg.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers | 33,850 | 440 | 17.9 |
| Timing device assemblers, adjusters, and calibrators | 25,320 | 220 | 14.4 |
| Flight attendants | 56,920 | 9,640 | 10.7 |
| Nuclear engineers | 100,570 | 790 | 9.7 |
| Communications equipment operators, all other | 39,040 | 200 | 8.6 |
| Physicists | 96,680 | 2,350 | 8.6 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 164,350 | 6,650 | 8.3 |
| Environmental science teachers, postsecondary | 88,140 | 270 | 7.8 |
| Rail car repairers | 39,860 | 990 | 7.4 |
| Therapists, all other | 43,230 | 1,160 | 7.1 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers | 49,380 | 510 | 6.7 |
| Paperhangers | 35,000 | 310 | 5.8 |
| Patternmakers, metal and plastic | 30,940 | 310 | 5.7 |
| Motorboat operators | 31,170 | 110 | 5.2 |
| Bridge and lock tenders | 45,480 | 120 | 5.2 |
| Geography teachers, postsecondary | 62,990 | 110 | 5.1 |
| Transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters | 18,870 | 1,630 | 5.1 |
| Metal workers and plastic workers, all other | 28,110 | 3,200 | 5 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | 18,610 | 5,010 | 4.9 |
| Social work teachers, postsecondary | 57,100 | 290 | 4.6 |
| Occupational therapist aides | 36,580 | 470 | 4.3 |
| Gas plant operators | 56,560 | 350 | 4.3 |
| Musical instrument repairers and tuners | 33,410 | 170 | 4.2 |
| Archivists | 42,060 | 380 | 4.1 |
| Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary | 55,160 | 120 | 3.8 |
| Designers, all other | 62,850 | 780 | 3.8 |
| Woodworkers, all other | 22,890 | 350 | 3.8 |
| Orthotists and prosthetists | 69,290 | 120 | 3.8 |
| Sociology teachers, postsecondary | 77,450 | 900 | 3.8 |
| Public address system and other announcers | 57,130 | 450 | 3.7 |
| Coil winders, tapers, and finishers | 22,530 | 1,020 | 3.7 |
| Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary | 75,730 | 220 | 3.6 |
| Shampooers | 20,000 | 1,340 | 3.6 |
| Food cooking machine operators and tenders | 25,590 | 2,610 | 3.6 |
| Telephone operators | 41,000 | 900 | 3.5 |
| Slaughterers and meat packers | 19,780 | 1,470 | 3.5 |
| Food scientists and technologists | 69,630 | 520 | 3.5 |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians | 19,270 | 1,190 | 3.4 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 106,640 | 350 | 3.4 |
| Education, training, and library workers, all other | 27,110 | 4,790 | 3.3 |
| Chemistry teachers, postsecondary | 70,360 | 980 | 3.3 |
| Atmospheric and space scientists | 58,940 | 370 | 3.3 |
| Boilermakers | 53,970 | 670 | 3.3 |
| Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers | 29,060 | 220 | 3.2 |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers, all other | 22,260 | 890 | 3.2 |
| Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic | 32,800 | 1,560 | 3.2 |
| Physics teachers, postsecondary | 76,140 | 500 | 3.2 |
| Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other | 62,210 | 3,860 | 3.1 |
| Pile-driver operators | 68,950 | 150 | 3.1 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 103,740 | 2,500 | 3.1 |
* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Salary Index * | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pipelayers | 65,510 | 1.94 | 470 |
| Public address system and other announcers | 57,130 | 1.82 | 450 |
| Gaming and sports book writers and runners | 34,290 | 1.77 | 150 |
| Glaziers | 64,230 | 1.75 | 1,090 |
| Reinforcing iron and rebar workers | 69,750 | 1.71 | 1,370 |
| Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons | 37,560 | 1.71 | 460 |
| Helpers, construction trades, all other | 41,670 | 1.7 | 950 |
| Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 43,230 | 1.7 | 1,170 |
| Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles | 70,480 | 1.68 | 550 |
| Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators | 66,990 | 1.68 | 5,200 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 164,350 | 1.66 | 6,650 |
| Construction laborers | 47,510 | 1.64 | 25,770 |
| Film and video editors | 75,810 | 1.62 | 630 |
| Roofers | 54,150 | 1.61 | 3,250 |
| Commercial pilots | 103,120 | 1.61 | 180 |
| Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters | 43,500 | 1.58 | 1,240 |
| Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators | 56,310 | 1.57 | 1,030 |
| Structural iron and steel workers | 68,610 | 1.56 | 1,960 |
| Drywall and ceiling tile installers | 57,270 | 1.56 | 2,070 |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors | 44,390 | 1.55 | 2,780 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 103,740 | 1.54 | 2,500 |
| Stonemasons | 62,780 | 1.53 | 110 |
| Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation | 44,270 | 1.53 | 820 |
| Carpenters | 55,820 | 1.53 | 27,090 |
| Painters, construction and maintenance | 48,980 | 1.52 | 6,660 |
| Cement masons and concrete finishers | 52,540 | 1.52 | 5,140 |
| Helpers--electricians | 37,120 | 1.48 | 1,180 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers | 80,370 | 1.47 | 8,430 |
| Carpet installers | 54,830 | 1.47 | 1,290 |
| Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 62,870 | 1.44 | 12,530 |
| Electricians | 62,920 | 1.43 | 13,740 |
| Security and fire alarm systems installers | 50,810 | 1.42 | 940 |
| Brickmasons and blockmasons | 60,520 | 1.41 | 5,000 |
| Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers | 49,790 | 1.41 | 420 |
| Hazardous materials removal workers | 51,780 | 1.4 | 560 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 134,030 | 1.4 | 620 |
| Vocational education teachers, secondary school | 69,190 | 1.4 | 780 |
| Forest and conservation workers | 38,440 | 1.39 | 120 |
| Sheet metal workers | 55,230 | 1.39 | 4,470 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | 62,700 | 1.38 | 1,240 |
| Farm equipment mechanics | 42,700 | 1.38 | 140 |
| Taxi drivers and chauffeurs | 27,590 | 1.38 | 2,760 |
| Water and liquid waste treatment plant and system operators | 52,710 | 1.37 | 1,740 |
| Helpers--carpenters | 32,630 | 1.37 | 1,760 |
| Lawyers | 131,830 | 1.37 | 27,410 |
| Painting, coating, and decorating workers | 34,670 | 1.36 | 1,420 |
| Millwrights | 61,240 | 1.36 | 970 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers | 49,380 | 1.35 | 510 |
| Designers, all other | 62,850 | 1.35 | 780 |
| Crane and tower operators | 56,550 | 1.35 | 920 |
| Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiologists | 190,700 | 770 |
| Surgeons | 172,080 | 2,160 |
| Obstetricians and gynecologists | 169,280 | 420 |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers | 164,350 | 6,650 |
| Chief executives | 158,280 | 9,000 |
| Dentists, all other specialists | 157,900 | |
| Physicians and surgeons, all other | 150,320 | 4,270 |
| Internists, general | 140,100 | 1,310 |
| Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates | 134,030 | 620 |
| Family and general practitioners | 132,820 | 1,720 |
| Lawyers | 131,830 | 27,410 |
| Air traffic controllers | 131,450 | 830 |
| Pediatricians, general | 118,400 | 660 |
| Podiatrists | 116,240 | 260 |
| Psychiatrists | 114,250 | 360 |
| General and operations managers | 108,920 | 35,270 |
| Financial managers | 108,300 | 14,130 |
| Sales managers | 107,780 | 10,490 |
| Law teachers, postsecondary | 106,640 | 350 |
| Farm and home management advisors | 105,360 | |
| Computer and information systems managers | 103,990 | 9,410 |
| Biological science teachers, postsecondary | 103,740 | 2,500 |
| Commercial pilots | 103,120 | 180 |
| Engineering managers | 101,390 | 4,790 |
| Nuclear engineers | 100,570 | 790 |
| Pharmacists | 100,390 | 5,970 |
| Dentists, general | 98,880 | 4,530 |
| Marketing managers | 98,220 | 5,820 |
| Physicists | 96,680 | 2,350 |
| Education administrators, elementary and secondary school | 96,490 | 7,440 |
| Natural sciences managers | 96,360 | 530 |
| Chiropractors | 95,510 | 1,040 |
| Public relations managers | 95,120 | 1,520 |
| Psychologists, all other | 94,470 | 190 |
| Personal financial advisors | 93,770 | 2,740 |
| Actuaries | 93,560 | 550 |
| Economics teachers, postsecondary | 93,280 | 380 |
| Construction managers | 92,880 | 3,550 |
| Computer and information scientists, research | 91,580 | 1,030 |
| Optometrists | 90,920 | 1,320 |
| Aerospace engineers | 90,680 | 90 |
| Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators | 90,280 | 100 |
| Human resources managers, all other | 90,010 | 1,900 |
| Advertising and promotions managers | 89,440 | 1,700 |
| First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers | 88,190 | 9,450 |
| Environmental science teachers, postsecondary | 88,140 | 270 |
| Computer software engineers, systems software | 87,910 | 12,220 |
| Materials scientists | 87,080 | |
| Engineering teachers, postsecondary | 84,690 | 520 |
| Industrial production managers | 84,550 | 3,510 |
| Company | Revenue 2005 (billions) |
|---|---|
| Boeing | 54.8 |
| Sara Lee | 19.7 |
| Exelon | 15.4 |
| Aon | 10 |
| R.R. Donnelley & Sons | 8.7 |
| Smurfit-Stone Container | 8.4 |
| Ryerson | 5.8 |
| Tribune | 5.6 |
| USG | 5.1 |
| Wm. Wrigley Jr. | 4.2 |
| Old Republic Intl. | 3.8 |
| Northern Trust Corp. | 3.6 |
| Equity Office Properties | 3.2 |
| General Growth Properties | 3.1 |
| Unitrin | 3 |
| Peoples Energy | 2.6 |
| Equity Residential | 2 |
| True Value | 2 |
| Metal Management | 1.7 |
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